net.sf.click.control
Interface Decorator

public interface Decorator

Provides a decorator interface for delegating object rendering.

Decorator Example

The following example illustrates how to render a email hyperlink in a email table column.

 Column column = new Column("email");

 column.setDecorator(new Decorator() {
     public String render(Object row, Context context) {
         Customer customer = (Customer) row;
         String email = customer.getEmail();
         String fullName = customer.getFullName();
         return "<a href='mailto:" + email + "'>" + fullName + "</a>";
     }
 });

 table.addColumn(column); 

Author:

Malcolm Edgar

See Also:

Column, Table

Method Summary

String

render(Object object, Context context) Returns a decorated string representation of the given object.

Method Detail

render

public String render(Object object,
                     Context context)

Returns a decorated string representation of the given object.

Parameters:

object - the object to render

context - the request context

Returns:

a decorated string representation of the given object